USA Today – Oct 2 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“The Lion King” lioness |
NALA |
“Walk-___ welcome” |
INS |
“___, except after c” |
IBEFOREE |
18-wheeler |
SEMI |
30 minutes of football |
HALF |
Accused’s defense |
ALIBI |
Artful to the max |
SLIEST |
As easy as ___ |
ABC |
Attempts to win a tea-making contest? |
STEEPSTOCONQUER |
Auth. unknown |
ANON |
Ballet leap |
JETE |
Banjo ridge |
FRET |
Baseball great-turned-politico Bunning |
JIM |
Basilica recess |
APSE |
Ben Gurion Airport carrier |
ELAL |
Business suit go-with |
DRESSSHIRT |
Catch 40 winks |
NAP |
Catch red-handed |
NAB |
Chick’s sound |
PEEP |
Dentist’s order after “open” |
WIDER |
Did a salon job |
RINSED |
Did a smith’s job |
SHOED |
Did the job |
SERVED |
Exacta alternative |
QUINELLA |
Exaggerate onstage |
EMOTE |
Excessive detail, to texters |
TMI |
Exotic dancer’s wear |
PASTIES |
Guitarist Segovia |
ANDRES |
Hawke of “Sinister” |
ETHAN |
Hippie’s two-finger sign |
PEACE |
Hogs’ homes |
STIES |
Horse waiting? |
STEEDINLINE |
Ill-considered |
RASH |
Jessica of “Total Recall” |
BIEL |
Laborious effort |
PAINS |
LAX or JFK guess |
ETA |
Leslie Caron title role |
LILI |
Marine ___ (presidential helicopter) |
ONE |
Metalworker’s avian sculpture? |
STEELPIGEON |
Clues |
Answers |
Muhammad or Laila |
ALI |
NYC hrs |
EST |
Orchestra locales |
PITS |
Parcel out |
ALLOT |
Part of a Lionel set |
CAR |
Peace Prize winner with Arafat |
RABIN |
Pitchblende, to uranium |
ORE |
Place for a BLT |
DINER |
Pothook shape |
ESS |
Precursors to migraines |
AURAE |
Reduce to mush |
PUREE |
Reply to “Shall we?” |
LETS |
Ritz cracker lookalike |
HIHO |
River of Leeds |
AIRE |
Roo’s mother |
KANGA |
Ruler toppled in 1979 |
SHAH |
Saloon selections |
BEERS |
Samba and mambo |
DANCES |
Search for, as one’s ancestry |
TRACE |
Seemingly forever |
EON |
Shepherd’s pie spheroids |
PEAS |
Shirts’ opponents, in a pickup game |
SKINS |
Shortening brand since 1911 |
CRISCO |
Sign for many April births |
ARIES |
Sock away |
SAVE |
Springsteen, to fans |
THEBOSS |
Still undecided |
NOTTOOSURE |
Supply a spread for |
CATER |
Swelled head |
EGO |
Tanning lotion letters |
SPF |
Titan bearing the world |
ATLAS |
Trail mix morsels |
NUTS |
Triad, e.g |
CHORD |
Usual tic-tac-toe outcome |
TIE |
Utah ski resort |
ALTA |
Witchy women |
HAGS |
Withdraw, as from a habit |
WEAN |
Zero, in soccer |
NIL |
___ for (chooses) |
OPTS |